Day 1 & 2Well, i've done ADC pretty well all summer on one of Manitoba's most populated fur bearers, the beaver. And now that the colder weather and shorter days have come around the fur has primed up quite nicely. I got a call the other night from the RM (Rural Municipality (Same as a County) asking me to go and remove some beavers that had established a run across the road and we're knocking all the rock in to the swamp. So when I went to check it out and set traps here's what I found.

As you can see here, the beaver are pulling all the rock and gravel off the road as they cross over. Near the top of the photo you can see deeper, darker water. Other side, with the run heading back to the lodge which is shown below. But there's the lodge (above) with a muskrat house to it's left.

So I set the traps up that night, just a couple simple dive sets in the channels. Went back to check the following night and had 2 beavers in the sets.

So I left the first check on day 2 with two beaver in two 330's. I re set the same traps in the same place, and left them till the next night.

With mother working in the hospital there was something that went on that prevented her from getting home sooner and giving me a ride, so I got out there a little later then I should have on the 3rd check. And as well all know, playing with 330's in the dark isn't a good idea. But anyways, here's the 3rd check at about -2 Celsius:

and #2

And now i'm skinning and removing the castor on them. Don't have any pictures of it as of right now. But I'll throw some up tonight with entry #4 ( Day 4 )

how does your the dexter knife work I fleshed most of a beaver from with a pelter in some areas I couldnt get some of the flesh of of the face and rear area so I put him in a bag and in to the freezer and will flesh when I get a proper knife